Image display screen and image display device

• US 7,031,058 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2002
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Teijin Limited
• Original Assignee: Teijin Limited
• Inventors: Oya, Taro, Shingu, Tadashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Ton, Toan
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, TAI V
• Application Number:
  US10/344,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20040004760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,401 Days
• Field of Search: 349/5, 349/105, 349/137, 359/443, 359/449, 359/452, 359/580, 359/582, 359/584, 359/586, 359/588, 359/589
• US Class Current: 359/443
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/26 Reflecting filters G02B5/28 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/287 comprising at least one layer of organic material
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/62 Translucent screens

Abstract

An image display screen which is composed of a multi-layer film consisting of at least 11 layers and formed by alternately laminating first thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.03 μm with second thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.3 μm and a parallel ray transmittance of 50% or more, and which has at least a reflection peak with a maximum reflectance 5 to 80% higher than the base line of reflectance and a half-value width of 20 to 200 nm in its reflectance curve for visible light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm, and an image display device comprising the same as a screen. This screen has improved transparency while maintaining the definition of an image.

Claims

1. An image display screen which comprises (1) a multi-layer film comprising at least 11 layers and formed by alternately laminating first thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.3 μ

m with second thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.3 μ

m and which has (2) a reflection peak with a maximum reflectance 5 to 80% higher than the base line of reflectance and a half-value width of 20 to 200 nm in its reflectance curve for visible light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 μ

m and (3) a parallel ray transmittance of 50% or more, wherein a difference in melting point measured by DSC between the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin before the multi-layer film is formed therefrom is at least 15°

C., and;

wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are both polyesters and contain ethylene terephthalate in an amount of 80 mol % or more based on the total of all the recurring units of all the polyesters, or

wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are both polyesters and contain ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate in an amount of 80 mol % or more based on the total of all the recurring units of all the polyesters.

2. The image display screen of claim 1, wherein the wavelength showing the maximum reflectance of the reflection peak is in the range of 420 to 480 nm, 520 to 580 nm or 590 to 650 nm, and the maximum reflectance is 5 to 70% higher than the base line of reflectance.

3. The image display screen of claim 1, wherein at least either one of the first thermoplastic resin layers and the second thermoplastic resin layers contain inert particles.

4. The image display screen of claim 3, wherein the inert particles are at least one member selected from the group consisting of silica particles, alumina particles, calcium carbonate particles, calcium phosphate particles, kaolin particles, talc particles, silicone particles, crosslinked polystyrene particles and styrene-vinylbenzene copolymer particles.

5. The image display screen of claim 4, wherein the average particle diameter of the inert particles is 0.01 to 5 μ

m.

6. The image display screen of claim 3, wherein the inert particles are contained in an amount of 0.001 to 5 wt % based on the weight of the multi-layer film.

7. The image display screen of claim 1 which has at least three reflection peaks with maximum reflectance wavelengths of 420 to 480 nm, 520 to 580 nm and 590 to 650 nm and maximum reflectance'"'"'s 5 to 70% higher than the base line of reflectance.

8. The image display screen of claim 1 which is assembled with a transparent substrate.

9. A multi-layer film, which comprises at least 11 layers and formed by alternately laminating (1) first thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.3 μ

m and second thermoplastic resin layers having a thickness of 0.05 to 0.3 him, has (2) a reflection peak with a maximum reflectance 5 to 80% higher than the base line of reflectance and a half-value width of 20 to 200 nm in its reflectance curve for visible light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 rim and (3) a parallel-ray transmittance of 50% or more, and (4) is for an image display screen, wherein a difference in melting point measured by DSC between the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin before the multi-layer film is formed therefrom is at least 15°

C., and

wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are both polyesters and contain ethylene terephthalate in an amount of 80 mol % or more based on the total of all the recurring units of all the polyesters, or

wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are both polyesters and contain ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate in an amount of 80 mol % or more based on the total of all the recurring units of all the polyesters.

10. An image display screen comprising the multi-layer film of claim 9.